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Changes In Support For Open Access: Laudatory Or Predatory?, Denise Troll Covey
Changes In Support For Open Access: Laudatory Or Predatory?, Denise Troll Covey
Denise Troll Covey
Despite conspicuous progress in providing open access to scholarly articles, there is a steady, unsettling undercurrent stirred by traditional publishers that could undermine the green route to open access. This article examines data and discourse to better understand publisher perspectives on self-archiving and, based on this understanding, urges action from open access advocates.
Publisher Support For Self-Archiving: Laudatory Or Predatory?, Denise Troll Covey
Publisher Support For Self-Archiving: Laudatory Or Predatory?, Denise Troll Covey
Denise Troll Covey
Most publishers with self-archiving policies in the SHERPA RoMEO database allow authors to deposit their articles in a repository or post them to a website – supporting the green route to open access. Nevertheless, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) enthusiastically endorsed legislation proposed and defeated twice in the United States to prohibit federal agencies from mandating repository deposits of articles reporting on research they funded. The AAP also endorsed the Finch Report issued in the United Kingdom. The Report denigrated repository deposits and elevated open access publishing – the gold route to open access – as the preferred path …